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Tāwhia Copyright Aotearoa (TCA) Contestable Fund 2026 opens
Tāwhia Copyright Aotearoa (TCA) makes up to $75,000 available annually to support strategic projects that grow Aotearoa New Zealand’s literary sector. The fund supports projects with clearly defined, measurable outcomes aligned with literary sector growth, such as: Developing professional skills for writers, including those who write for education audiences Growing export markets for Aotearoa New […]
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Coalition for Books releases New Voices sampler
A sampler has been released featuring the eight standout authors on the 2026 New Voices of Aotearoa list. The 2026 New Voices of Aotearoa are: Ōtaki-based writer and public servant Tīhema Baker (Raukawa te Au ki te Tonga, Ātiawa ki Whakarongotai, Ngāti Toa Rangatira) Auckland-based poet and storyteller Amber Esau (Ngāpuhi, Manase) Hastings award-winning […]
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Four cash grants awarded to support local writers
The 2026 Tāwhia Copyright Aotearoa (TCA) and New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi o Aotearoa PEN NZ Inc (NZSA) Research Grants have been awarded to four writers in Aotearoa. The $5,000 grants support local writers who wish to undertake research for a fiction or non-fiction writing project. The selection panel of Steph Matuku, […]
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2026 ARA Historical Novel Prize – Longlists announced
HISTORY REWRITTEN IN THE MARGINS AS STRONG HEROINES LEAD 2026 ARA HISTORICAL NOVEL PRIZE Historical Novel Society Australasia, in partnership with the generous ARA Group, are proud to announce the longlists across two major categories for the 2026 ARA Historical Novel Prize – the richest individual literary prize in Australasia. The chosen books span millennia, […]
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Sir Julius Vogel Award Winners announced – 2026
The winners of the Sir Julius Vogel Awards for 2026, recognizing works from the 2025 year, are below. Congratulations to the winners. Finalists The list of finalists is on our Sir Julius Vogel Award Finalists – 2026 page. Long list The long list of nominees is on our Sir Julius Vogel Award Long List – 2026 page. […]
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Applications Invited For 25th Anniversary of the Randell Cottage Writers Residency in 2027
September 1, 2026 Applications are now open for one of New Zealand’s top writing residencies: the 2027 Randell Cottage Writers Fellowship. The fellowship comprises a generous stipend of $32,000 and six months’ rent-free accommodation in one of Wellington’s oldest heritage homes, with potential to be accompanied by a partner or even a young family. The […]
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Poem charting emotional distance wins 2026 National Schools Poetry Award
28 August 2026 Xavier Tapsell, a Year 13 student from Tauranga Boys’ College, is the winner of the 2026 National Schools Poetry Award. His poem ‘The Left Spring’s Soft’ movingly portrays a parent and child struggling to bridge the gulf between them. “It’s about two people who’ve drifted so far apart neither of them really […]
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Winners of the Inaugural Te Pae Tawhiti Speculative Fiction Awards 2025 announced
22 August 2026 The Te Pae Tawhiti Award winners were announced tonight at an Awards Gala as part of Hamilton Book Month. Held at Te Whare Taapere Iti, Gallagher Academy of Performing Arts, the evening featured a keynote by Pip Adam and a panel discussion moderated by Lee Murray, with Pip Adam, David Hair, Jade […]
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Nominate outstanding editorial work for the Rosie 2026
Recognise outstanding editorial work by nominating an editor for the Rosie. Nominations are now open for the Rosanne Fitzgibbon Editorial Award (the Rosie), IPEd’s biennial award recognising excellence in editing. The Rosie celebrates editors whose skill, expertise and dedication have helped shape an outstanding published work. While editors are welcome to nominate themselves, we also encourage authors and […]
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Longlist announced for the 2026 Ngaio Marsh Award for Best Novel
After an extended judges’ deliberation, due to the high quality and diverse range of entrants this year, The Ngaio Marsh Awards are stoked to at last reveal our longlist for the 2026 Ngaio Marsh Award for Best Novel. 12 terrific stories from 12 terrific Kiwi storytellers. Congratulations to: Lucky Thing by Tom Baragwanath Carved In […]
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NZCYP: Picture Book Duo Claim Top Prize at Children’s Book Awards for Second Time
19 Aug 2026 Popular picture book author and illustrator team Sacha Cotter and Josh Morgan (Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki, Rongowhakaata) have claimed the top prize at the 2026 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults for the second time in their careers. Their vibrantly illustrated A Guide to Rocks, which deals with difficult feelings and was […]
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essa may ranapiri Writer in Residence Randall Cottage
The Randell Cottage Trust is delighted to advise that author essa may ranapiri has now taken up their writer-in-residence position at Wellington’s historic Randell Cottage, where they will be working on their first novel, Te Rama Tuna | Eeling by Torchlight, a coming of age story about two young trans Maaori friends/lovers. essa may ranapiri (Ngaati […]
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